
Smarter, Greener, Affordable Infrastructure
speed infrastructure upgrades
We will upgrade critical water, sewer, and stormwater infrastructure partnering with County and State agencies to address long-overdue improvements.
We will:
Secure funding for sustainability projects, including green infrastructure and shoreline restoration while protecting and expanding public access to the Hudson River so our waterfront is clean, safe, and welcoming for all.
Prioritize projects that provide savings to residents, such as building needed energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, eliminating water and sewer system leaks, and better protecting our citizens’ property from extreme weather.
Continue and accelerate hard work on improving our sidewalks, streets and roadways to keep kids safe walking to school and prevent injuries from potholes or dangerous road configurations.
Work with experts to find the most advanced infrastructure technologies and approaches that deliver results at reduced cost, ensuring cost efficiency is the basis for the design of any new facilities.
We love our Village parks, from Statue Island to our growing waterfront spaces, so we will create a better maintenance plan to keep these investments thriving for years to come.
prepare for extreme weather
Keeping residents safe from extreme weather is a major priority for our team. We’ll embrace the work of volunteers at Sustainable Sleepy Hollow and begin implementing the recommendations found in the Village’s Climate Action Plan. And if the Plan has not been formally adopted before the end of 2025, we will immediately move to adopt it. The Plan contains extensive recommendations regarding energy, infrastructure and threat mitigation measures needed to ensure Sleepy Hollow can withstand the impacts of climate change.
Our team has the professional expertise to understand and advance this crucial work, to seek critical grant funds, and ensure infrastructure projects are implemented affordably. We are already working closely with agencies like DEC and NYSERDA to secure resources for these efforts. Investing in energy and storm defenses is not only wise but can also be a major boost to our economy, making our village more competitive and resilient than those who fail to adapt.
manage village construction projects sensibly
We are excited about the future of our Village, including upcoming projects in our Comprehensive Plan, like Sleepy Hollow Common and our community skate park (set to break ground next year!). Expensive infrastructure projects like a new DPW, a bridge to Edge-on-Hudson, or other major infrastructure work must be phased in a rational way to keep costs low.
For example, a new DPW can be broken into several more affordable phases to be implemented over time, which is how major projects are always built. Avoiding borrowing capital funds upfront can save millions of dollars in debt service expenses. Electing village officials with significant project management and construction experience is critically important to keep project costs low. If your officials don’t know what questions to ask at Board meetings about design and construction, it’s more likely they’ll spend more on Village projects than necessary.
Phasing projects and strategically borrowing capital funds are just two best practices that ensure the Village can get a bigger bang for its buck.